#unknownarmies

[kaminari-taimei]

[magibarp]

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*(Quasi) Naked Goddess* Canon 7D Model: Emilie ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is an important figure in the Unknown Armies mythos called the Naked Goddess. The book being a US publication, it was clear that nakedness in illustration was not on the agenda, so I tried to go for sensual without any frontal nudity. I love the softness and slight smile of Emilie's expression in this shot. A fun edit (with her hands and face blurred, but not her breasts) was used in Book 2 p. 73. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #illustration #unknownarmies #roleplayinggame #rpg #urbanfantasy ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #darkaesthetic #horror #spooky #creepy ⁠#moody #makeup #scary #macabre #glamour #dark #weird #weirdness #bizarre ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #canon7D #studio #studiolights https://www.instagram.com/p/CEbPAi4HyiT/?igshid=1wcnzcg0ruga5

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*Gruesome Ritual* Fuji XPro-2 Models : Michel & Anaïs ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the Unknown Armies loren there is a ritual to make someone demon-possessed which requires drilling a hole through their skull to let the demon in. That seemed like a very graphic and cool thing to represent to illustrate the game. A vertical variant of this shot was used on page 68 of Book 1. The drill was really heavy though, and I remember Michel being worried that it would actually hurt him even though it was (obviously) not functional. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #illustration #unknownarmies #roleplayinggame #rpg #urbanfantasy ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #darkaesthetic #horror #spooky #creepy ⁠#moody #makeup #scary #macabre #glamour #dark #weird #weirdness #bizarre ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #canon7D #studio #studiolights https://www.instagram.com/p/CEY_fcKHdBt/?igshid=1cjpndkc6xl17

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*Spiky Demon* Fuji XPro2 Model: Aurélie ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Demons are loosely defined entities in the Unknown Armies RPG background, but I wanted something that looked demonic enough, so I took a leaf off of Clive Barker's imagination here. We glued the nails to Aurélie's spine using a flesh glue that live roleplayers use for costumes, and I love the way it looks. Aurélie also had those really creepy black contact lenses, but you can't see them in this particular shot. The shot I submitted for the game was more in your face, but I don't think it got used. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #illustration #unknownarmies #roleplayinggame #rpg #urbanfantasy ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #darkaesthetic #horror #spooky #creepy ⁠#moody #makeup #scary #macabre #glamour #dark #weird #weirdness #bizarre ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #canon7D #studio #studiolights https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWVUzEH9N5/?igshid=kyxo5m36nbdu

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*Yellow and Blue* Canon 7D Model: Vanessa ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (A few years ago, I was hired as one of the illustrators for the Unknown Armies 3rd Edition Role-Playing Games. This week I'm sharing outtakes from those studio sessions.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don't rely on professional models for my shoots, but rather a group of friends and acquaintances who like to participate in what is quite often a fun shared moment. For the Unknown Armies shoots however I had to warn them that I would likely distort and transform their looks, so that they might not come out looking amazing. A variant of this shot made it into Unknown Armies Book 3 p. 57. I used a filter from Analog Efex 2 to achieve this consistently golden skin. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #illustration #unknownarmies #roleplayinggame #rpg ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #darkaesthetic #horror #spooky #creepy ⁠#moody #makeup #scary #macabre #glamour #dark #weird #weirdness #bizarre ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #canon7D #studio #studiolights https://www.instagram.com/p/CETwPObHew0/?igshid=1lozshosd4dq7

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(In 2016 I was asked to contribute some photographs for the Unknown Armies Roleplaying Game. This week I'll be posting photos from the various shoots I organised for this project...) Trigger Warning if you're easily creeped out. *Just a Sip* Fuji XPro-2 Model: Anaïs ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A few years ago, I was hired as one of the illustrators for the Unknown Armies 3rd Edition Role-Playing Games. Unknown Armies is a weird and disturbing game inspired by the works of Tim Powers and Clive Barker, so naturally the imagery was to be disturbing and weird as well. With my wonderful models we came up with a number of scenarios to shoot, including this woman with a stitched mouth sipping something that could look a little like blood. The frame that I ended up submitting for the game was a different one (and I'm not sure it was used in the end) but the mix of glamour and creepy in this one I really like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #illustration #unknownarmies #roleplayinggame #rpg ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #darkaesthetic #horror #spooky #creepy ⁠#moody #makeup #scary #macabre #glamour #dark ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fujixpro2 #xpro2 #myfujilove #studio #studiolights https://www.instagram.com/p/CERJKtQnZ04/?igshid=1onjjzmnc3kmk

[mana-junkie]

In the basement rolling dice, I’m an I’m a bibliomancer...#unknownarmies https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hu2pOHezA/?igshid=1m1hxeujn8f9